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Raja Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

105766 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105766)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Rajidae de Blainville, 1816

Original name

Raia Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (10)

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Species Raja abyssicola Gilbert, 1896 accepted as Bathyraja abyssicola (Gilbert, 1896)
Species Raja badia Garman, 1899 accepted as Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)
Species Raja binoculata Girard, 1855 accepted as Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855) (synonym)
Species Raja eglanteria Bosc, 1800 accepted as Rostroraja eglanteria (Bosc, 1800)
Species Raja hyperborea Collett, 1879 accepted as Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)
Species Raja inornata Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 accepted as Beringraja inornata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) (synonym)
Species Raja kincaidi Garman, 1908 accepted as Bathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897) (misspelling)
Species Raja radiata Donovan, 1808 accepted as Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808) (basionym)
Species Raja rhina Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 accepted as Beringraja rhina (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (synonym)
Species Raja stellulata Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 accepted as Caliraja stellulata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 231 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Raja Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105766 on 2025-04-17

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Raja Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105766 on 2025-04-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2023-11-08 18:36:02Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 231 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]